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I had to google that, well, the 'veau' bit. While that's not something I'm squeemish of, the below quote also attributes not eating red meat for the time being.

Ta. My best stab at advice is available to anyone who may want it.

On a special diet mate which appears to preclude anything healthy! Dream ticket as my brother put it.... Veau I think is classed as a white meat if you are still feeling adventurous. Rather you than me though.

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Just made the baked chicken curry from the River Cottage programme the other night. Very nice curry sauce. Although the recipe said one large green chilli in, I put four birds eye in (wasn't brave enough to try the habaneros that my sister in law had grown.

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I've just tried my first steak tartare. But to keep it on a fish theme they were tuna steak tartares I made. One with wholegrain mustard on toast, and one a more regular steak tartare with gherkin, pepper and onion. It's really quite nice, however the tuna itself itsn't as wow-ish as I'd thought. Perhaps it's because it's raw.

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I've just tried my first steak tartare. But to keep it on a fish theme they were tuna steak tartares I made. One with wholegrain mustard on toast, and one a more regular steak tartare with gherkin, pepper and onion. It's really quite nice, however the tuna itself itsn't as wow-ish as I'd thought. Perhaps it's because it's raw.

Tuna isn't the greatest fish to work with, I find it has little taste and the texture a little powdery.

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Kedgeree from memory is rice, curry powder, smoked fish, boiled eggs, parsley and cream....plus maybe one or two other bits. Very nice if done properly

Chuck in some onions and you've got it. Kedgeree is a Raj breakfast dish and you can still get it in some of the more 'English' of hotels. However, I believe it is an adaptation of an original indian dish which involved lentils not rice.

Risotto uses particular breeds of rice (most commonly Carnaroli or Arborio), whose husk expands and goes softer. To be honest, a good risotto doesn't actually look all that nice. But it does taste good.